Barn construction.



J. R. BUCKWALTER.

BARN CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.24, 1909.

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BARN CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.24, 1909.

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ATTORNEY JOHN R. BUCKWALTER, F PALMYRA, MISSOURI.

BARN CONSTRUCTION. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 14, 1909.

Application filed February 24, 1909. Serial No. 479,835.

To all whom it may concern.

B e 1t known that I, JOHN R. BUCKWALTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Palmyra, in the county of Marion. and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barn Construction,

, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein1ng drawing.

This invention'relates to a semi-portable barn or other buildingconstruction, and has for its object to produce a circular barn thatwill be storm proof, economical as to mater al, readily erected byunskilled labor, as the parts entering into its construction may beerected and joined together at a distance from their place ofmanufacture without additional fitting.

Another ob ect of the inventionis to produce a barn that is convenientfor filling with produce, caring for the live stock therein contained,readily cleaned, and sanitary. Still another object of my invention isto construct a circular barn in which the 'central portion is devoted tothe storage of produce which rests upon the floor or ground, thus doingaway-with heavy and expensive framework to support mows, etc., as by mynovel construction the entire structure is suspended and supported uponguyropes or cables, which radiate from a central post and have theirends suitably anchored in the ground. A further advantage of thisconstruction is that the feed storage being located in the center of thebarn and the live stock being placed near the outer circumference of thebarn, with a circular passage between their st lls and the side wall,the labor required f r feeding the stock is reduced to a minimum; andalso by providing sufiicient space between the stock and the outer wall,a vehicle may be driven entirely around the barnwithin this. assage toremove the refuse. And furt er, the live stockmay be driven in and outthrough this same circular passage, thus keeping them at all timesseparated from the .feed.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in certainconstruction and combination of parts as will hereinafter be fullydescribed and claimed, and further illustrated in the accompanyindrawings, which form. a part of thls application, and in whichcorresponding parts are indicated by like reference figures in all ofthe Views, iut it is fully understood that while I have to theaccompany- Fig. 5.

here described my invention as herewith illustrated, that I do notconfine myself to the exact design as shown, as slight changes may bemade within the scope of the appended claims without departing .from thespirit of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this.vapplication :Figure 1, is an outside elevation of "a--- barn, showing mynovel construction. Fig. 2, is a top plan view of one-half of thestructure, shown partly in section, taken on the line X-X of Fig. 3.Fig. 3, is a vertical sectional View of the barn, taken on the centerline. Fig.

4, is a detail plan view of the top central cable ring to which the gucables are secured. Fig. 5, is a detail side elevation of one of the topand intermediate clamps-used to secure the cables to the brace timbers.Fig. 6, is a sectional view of Fig. 4, on-the line X-X. Fig. 7, is a topplan view of Fig. 8, is a detail top plan view of the brace ring. Fig.9, is a detail top plan view of one of the bottom brace and cableclamps. Fig. 10, is a side elevation of Fig. 8. Fig. 11,- is a sectionalview of Fig. 9, on the line X-X.

Referring to the drawings, 1, indicates a vertical central post or whichmay be in the form of a silo which is setupon a suitable base ofconcrete or other suitable material; while to the top of said post 1, issecured the cable ring 3, which is formed with the circular centralorifice 4, in its lower face for the reception of the end of said post1; and its body near the edge thereof, is further provided with theorifices 5, within which the main guy-ropes 6, are secured; and thesmaller orifices 7, within which the truss-wires are secured.

, At a suitable distance below the upper end of said post 1, encirclingthe same and secured thereto, is'the brace-ring 8, which is formed withthe brace sockets 9, and the orifices 10, for the reception of theattaching bolts 11, which secure the lower ends of the brace rods 12, ina radial manner therefrom, and which have secured upon their outer endsthe clamps 13, which are formed with the socket 14, within which the endof-said brace rod 12, is secured and the clamp wire-v socket 15.

Surrounding the post 1, and at a suitable distance therefrom are placedthe brace posts 16, with their lower ends embedded in suitable bases andtheir upper ends inclined outward and capped by the clamps 13 while tosaid brace posts 16, are also secured the inner ends of the horizontalbeams 17, each of which has secured upon its outer end the clamp 18,which is formed with the socket 19, within which said beams 17, aresecured, and the sockets 20, within which the ends of the connectingbeams 21, are secured; while between said sockets 20, is provided thecable clamp 22.

The guy-cables 6, having their upper ends secured within the orifices 4,in the ring 3, by the clamps 24, they are carried downward through theclamps 13, within the wire socket 15, to which they are; secured andthence downward through the. clamp 18, within the cable clamp 22, towhich they are secured, and. so to the anchor 35, which is suitablysecured in the ground; and in this manner the central post 1, is held bythe guy-cables 6, having their ends secured to anchors and beingsuitably braced from said post. Upon the under side of said guycables 6,are secured the concentric horizontal roof supports 25, which arefurther braced by the truss-wires 26, which have their upper endssecured in the orifices 7, in the ring 3, andwhich pass under thesupports 25, and are secured in the clamps 13, and 18. Upon thisframework composed of the guy-cables 6, and the supports 25, the roofingboards 27, are secured and capped by the plate 34; and the siding 28, issecured to the connecting beams 21, which serve as a plate, and to asuitable sill 29.

Within the barn is provided the encircling passage 30, the radial stalls31, and the feed trough 32, which leaves the entire central portion ofthe barn and space abox e stalls available for storage, with theexception of the drive-way 33, which can also be filled if desired.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

.1. A barn of the class described, comprising a central post, guy-cablesradiating from said post and having their upper ends secured to saidpost and their lower ends anchored in the ground, braces having theirinner ends secured to said. central post and their outer ends secured tosaid guy-cables, V

supporting posts resting upon the ground with their upper ends securedto said guycables, roofsupporting beams secured to said guy-cables androofing material secured upon said supporting beams.

2. In a circular barn of the class described, the combination with acentral post, of guy-cables radiating from the upper end of said postand adapted to have their lower ends anchored within the ground, meansfor bracing said cables from "saidcentral post,

means for bracing said cables from the ground, and means for securing aroofing material upon said cables.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.JOHN R. BUCKVVALTER, Witnesses:

' H. J. SMITH,

Tnos. L. BANKS.

